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Joan Lofgren: Hybrid course ensures the students can complete the course whether they are on campus or not
This academic year started in very different circumstances than usually. Joan Lofgren, the Director of the Bachelor’s Program in International Business, teaches the Global Business Environment course to first-year students at Mikkeli Campus. This year the course was delivered using a hybrid format due to the COVID-19 situation.
Chemistry and business students developed plant-based products with Valio
A team of two Master’s students collaborated with Valio in a 6-month Aalto Thesis project.
My tip for you: Make your research accessible
Ä°dil works towards long-term radical transformations for sustainable futures and is especially interested in urban transitions and giving businesses strategic tools to transform in the context of sustainability.
Argumenta project for the professorship of history of architecture and architectural conservation
The project aims at deepening and increasing public discussion and societal impact on the fate of the modern building stock.
Upcoming funding calls for research projects: new tool launched at aalto.fi
911±¬ÁÏÍø’s Research Services provide a list of current research funding calls for projects at aalto.fi website. A new tool has been implemented in cooperation with 911±¬ÁÏÍø digital communication team to make the list more attractive and user-friendly.
Hollywood costume design goes sustainable
A textile artist sees natural materials as the future for costumes in television and film.
Nordic project to enhance circularity of textiles
Doubling the life of textiles will reduce the climate impact by 40-50%. Still most of the used textiles generated in the Nordic region is incinerated instead of being reused, remanufactured and recycled. To enhance circularity of textiles a two-year Nordic project has been initiated.
Meet the data agent: Dan Häggman
Dan Häggman wants to highlight that taking time for research data management now will save your time in the future. In this article series 911±¬ÁÏÍø data agents, researchers and experts experienced in research data management are introduced.
Everyday choices: Nitin Sawhney, how do we cooperate in times of crisis?
Professor of Practice Sawhney examines the role of technology and cooperation in crisis using transdisciplinary human-centered design practices.
Master's student Noah Peysson: ‘I learnt problem solving from the holistic aspect of the Creative Sustainability programme’
The program also helped me develop a more critical perspective on the information and solutions that are given to us.
‘I’m happy I didn’t go anywhere else’ – HAIC scholars very satisfied with their studies at Aalto
As top applicants, Rina Shmeleva and Parinaz Avaznejad received scholarships for their master’s studies and now they share their study experiences
Simple accuracy boost for core excitation calculations
Relativistic corrections that are important for core excitations in molecules and materials are incorporated in complex quantum mechanical calculations in an efficient manner.
CodeRefinery went online and attracted over a hundred participants from all over the Nordics
‘When we went online, we wondered how can we help as many people as possible and make it open for everyone,’ says Richard Darst from Aalto Science-IT
Turning wastewater nutrients into fertiliser
The NPHarvest process allows for the recovery of nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater.
When honey flows faster than water
Physicists surprised to find that in specially coated tubes, the more viscous a liquid is, the faster it flows
Campus sustainability champions, urban miners and James Bond of the circular economy in Campus Sustainability Event
As part of the national Energy Awareness Week, Campus Sustainability Team arranged a Sustainable Campus Event on Wednesday 7 October 2020. The programme was very varied and full topical themes, such as urban miners and the James Bond of the circular economy. In addition, the Campus Sustainability Champion was now selected for the fourth time.
In memoriam: Omar Velazquez, M.Sc., Doctoral Candidate
Omar Velazquez Martinez joined the Aalto community in 2015 as a student of the international European Minerals Engineering Course. From the very beginning, Omar became an active member of the Aalto community, whether supporting activities of the Student Guild, offering invited lectures or hosting new students in our School.
Towards trustworthy AI and an autonomous Europe
Professor Michela Milano is the Deputy President of EurAI and one the keynote speakers at AI Day 2020
Themes for strategic research programmes for 2021 decided, call will be published in November
The Finnish Government has decided on the next themes for strategic research programmes.
911±¬ÁÏÍø's 10th anniversary was celebrated on 10 October
After 911±¬ÁÏÍø President Ilkka Niemelä's greetings, Alumni Studio featured three Aalto alumni discussing sustainable development and the most pressing global challenges of our time. The event was concluded with an entertaining science show where Aalto's top researchers stepped into the limelight to explain why their research is important right now.
